OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 Over 25 million phones stolen in one year – FG The Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report of the National Bureau of Statistics, a Federal Government agency, shows that Nigeria recorded 25.35 million phone theft cases between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the report, this was the most common type of crime within the period under review. The report read, “The number of crimes experienced by individuals in Nigeria was analysed over a period of time. The results show that theft of phones (25,354,417) was the most common crime experienced by individuals, followed by consumer fraud (12,107,210) and assault (8,453,258). However, hijacking of cars (333,349) was the least crime experienced by individuals within the reference period.” It also noted that most phone theft cases occurred either at home or in a public place, and about 90 per cent of such cases were reported to the police. Despite the high rate of the incident being reported, only about 11.7 per cent of t...

HISTORY OF IGBO-UKWU ARCHAEOLOGY.

Intricate bronze ceremonial pot, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria.jpg                                                          While digging a well in his compound in Igbo-Ukwu in 1939,a villager named Isiah Anozie struck some objects.He them out,piled them against the wall of his hut and not realizing their importance,he invited his friends and neighbours to take any pieces they wanted.Months later,J.O Field,the colonial British district officer of the area,learned of the bronzes.He purchased most of them to keep them together and reported the finds in an anthropology journal publication.In the dry season of 1959-60,the site was excavated at the request of the Nigerian Federal Department of Antiquities.The excavation was led by Thurstan Shaw,the first trained archaeologist to work in British West African.He was assisted by Mallam Liman Ciroma.In 1964,Shaw and his team again excavated in Igbo-Ukwu this time for the Institute of African sturdies,University of Ibadan,where he had an appointment as Research Professor.The team dug in an area east of the previous finds,in the compound of Jonah Anozie.They named the site Igbo-Jonah which is the third site.In 1970,he published a two volume monograph on his findings,and later books that added to his scholarship.He established that the site was for the burials of Nri Elite,who was surrounded by grave goods of high quality.The bronze pieces were made by the sophisticated lost wax technique.Shaw demonstrated  by these finds that indigenious tribes had become highly sophisticated craftmen long before they had come into contact with Arabs or Europeans.More findings below.                                                                                   File:9th century bronze ceremonial pot, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria.JPGFile:Intricate ornamental staff head, 9th century, bronze, Igbo-Ukwu.JPGFile:Igbo Ukwu vessel.jpgFile:Igbo ukwu bronzes.jpg

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